Make some noise
As expected, Nokia has unveiled its new Windows Phone devices, powered by the next generation of the Microsoft platform, Windows Phone 8. Samsung has also announced a planned device powered by the OS....
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Motorola this week announced the first smartphone resulting from its partnership with Intel, the Razr i, which is set for availability in Europe and Latin America imminently. Having seen the device in...
View ArticleShiny toys and hard choices
So who were those 2 million over-excitable fools who “pre-ordered” the iPhone 5 last Friday? Well, I was one of them. Should a tech pundit with my esteemed reputation (*cough*) really confess to such a...
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What is the point of the Nexus 4?
So, Google has announced the launch of the latest Nexus-branded devices, with a smartphone, an updated 7-inch tablet, and a 10-inch tablet set to reach the market soon. But as the Android market has...
View ArticleJolla: Setting sail on the smartphone seas
My fondly-remembered childhood Commodore Amiga was the first computer I owned that had something resembling a modern operating system. Amazingly, the Amiga OS continues to this day, providing an...
View ArticleAll change at RIM
After a long period of negative headlines, in the run up to the end of last year beleaguered BlackBerry maker RIM seemed to have turned a corner, with signs that positive momentum was returning. Early...
View ArticleParadise Lost
Childhood is a time of innocent play and coming to understand the wider world. At least that’s the ideal, although another vision is of course kids loving to play with the latest gadgets, particularly...
View ArticleSmartphone shenanigans
Last week, Nokia published a trading update which showed that the recovering device maker is at last set to report some positive news, although there is still some way to go before it is able to say it...
View ArticleThe future of mobility: your sofa
Vendors have been mucking around with screen sizes for years; now it’s time to add the biggest screen of all into the mix Size matters. With no-one apparently able to do anything exciting on handset...
View ArticleThe starting line
So, after months – or possibly years – of anticipation, RIM has finally unveiled its first BlackBerry 10 devices, the Z10 and Q10. And very good they look, too. The company has clearly spent a lot of...
View ArticleNokia’s 925: More of the same
When it comes to smartphones, there is only one device that really catches the attention: the “hero”. Not only can a successful product generate massive volumes of its own, but it can create a “halo”...
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The rise of the ‘renewed’ device
Device manufacturers around the world have plenty to feel proud of. A sustained period of innovation from the likes of Apple, Samsung and HTC has transformed the way that mobile subscribers consume...
View ArticleLumia 1020: the numbers game
NEW BLOG: When Nokia unveiled its Symbian OS-powered 808 PureView at Mobile World Congress in 2012, there was one question which was most frequently asked: when will this come to Windows Phone? And...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Nokia: an obvious conclusion
The announcement of Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices & Services business managed the impressive trick of being both surprising and expected at the same time. Certainly it has long been...
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The ‘false economy’ of handset subsidies
Tim Deluca-Smith, VP of Marketing at WDS, argues that handset subsidies have created a generation of consumers with little appreciation of the true value of mobile devices.The industry was founded on...
View ArticleMaking it up as you go along
NEW BLOG: Last week’s news that Motorola is investigating the potential of modular smartphones led to a few raised eyebrows, and a loud chorus of “seen it all before”.Certainly the idea behind the Ara...
View ArticleThe burden of choice
NEW BLOG: As those of you who have followed Mobile World Live’s coverage of CES 2014 will know – and as for the rest, where were you? – this year’s event was largely dominated by two topics: the...
View ArticleGoogle's sale of Motorola: Good housekeeping
NEW BLOG: Google’s decision to offload its loss-making Motorola Mobility devices unit to Lenovo seems like a sensible way for the company to tidy up its mobile activities, in a week that has also seen...
View ArticleWindows Phone: removing the hurdles
NEW BLOG: Microsoft’s decision to openly state it is offering “a $0 royalty licensing programme” for partners developing smartphones is a clear indication that the company is putting its money where...
View ArticleFacebook: Hardware questions
Facebook has had something of a roller-coaster ride in recent weeks. It spent US$1 billion on photo sharing app Instagram [1], and had an initial public offering which valued it at more than US$100...
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